Chapter 37: Making the Real Mother Take the Blame for the Fake Daughter

Back at the mansion.

Lin Zhengmin breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, when Lin Xiaodou’s punch flew at him, he almost thought he would drop dead on the spot.

“If I had known this girl was so terrifying, I shouldn’t have let her in in the first place.”

Regret was written all over Lin Zhengmin’s face.

He should have investigated thoroughly earlier.

Now he had invited a wolf into the house, and he had no power to resist.

Lin Xuefei’s eyes were red. “Dad, what should we do? I’m really scared.”

Mom definitely wouldn’t take the blame for her; Lin Xiaodou was forcing her to confess.

But she didn’t want to go to jail—that would ruin her whole life!

Wu Ya rolled her eyes. “Why are you bothering Dad? Just go confess to Professor Wang’s house already, stop wasting time here!”

Lin Zhengmin sighed, “Wife…”

“What do you want to say?!” Wu Ya glared at him, her eyes burning with fury:

“Lin Zhengmin, if you expect me to take the blame for your precious daughter, don’t even think about it!”

Professor Wang was no pushover. If she got involved, even if she didn’t die, she’d be thoroughly beaten.

She had lived a comfortable life all her life; going to jail would probably be unbearable for her, and she wouldn’t live long.

Besides, she was a respected figure in the upper-class circles of Jing City.

Losing her reputation and becoming a laughingstock would be worse than death.

Facing his wife’s furious face,

Lin Zhengmin couldn’t bring himself to say, “Xuefei is the daughter we raised for 17 years.”

He actually understood his wife quite well.

If he had to take the blame for Xuefei, he probably wouldn’t agree either.

People were selfish by nature.

There were still over two hours until dawn.

But no one in the mansion could fall asleep.

In her room, Lin Xuefei lay on the bed with hollow eyes.

In the past two days, she had fantasized countless times.

If she had sent the injured person to the hospital immediately after the accident, would things have turned out better?

But time could not be reversed.

Her mistake could never be undone.

She really regretted it!

…

If Lin Xiaodou knew what Lin Xuefei was thinking,

She would only say two words to her: Serves you right!

When Lin Xuefei hit someone with her bike,

Her first thought was not to get the person to the hospital, but to worry about missing the movie.

In the end, she didn’t even glance at the person lying on the ground and just ran away.

Later, after watching the movie, she casually mentioned it to her mother.

If the victim wasn’t Professor Wang’s close relative, this matter might never have stirred up a ripple.

In the end, when Professor Wang’s relative died, Lin Xuefei panicked and regretted it.

But if the dead person was just an ordinary person, would she regret it?

No, she wouldn’t.

She would just feel unlucky.

Lin Xuefei lived too comfortably in the upper-class circle.

Being so high up, how could she care about ordinary people?

In the end, it was Lin Zhengmin and Wu Ya’s failure in raising her, producing such a cold-hearted and selfish daughter.

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Chen Ma was a bit flustered doing chores early in the morning.

Last night, when Lin Xiaodou violently beat the madam, she turned a blind eye.

Now, seeing the madam’s swollen face that couldn’t get any worse, she felt weak inside.

Afraid the madam would blame her, Chen Ma finished her chores and hid in the kitchen, pretending to be dead.

Her movements were extremely practiced.

“The old hag sure runs fast.”

Wu Ya snorted.

She wanted to scold loudly,

but didn’t dare to make big movements, fearing it would hurt the corner of her mouth’s wound.

This morning, both she and her husband had called the hospital to request sick leave.

With their faces like this, they felt too embarrassed to go to work.

The couple ate listlessly and without energy.

Lin Xuefei didn’t come down for breakfast—she just wasn’t in the mood.

Only Lin Xiaodou had a big appetite, happily eating her egg pancake.

Wu Ya completely dared not provoke her, not even daring to glance at her.

She was afraid that if Lin Xiaodou got upset, she’d jump up and beat her again.

That beating last night was deeply memorable—she had never felt so miserable in her life.

At lunchtime, Lin Xuefei finally came down to eat.

Seeing everyone gathered, Lin Xiaodou deliberately reminded them at the table:

“If you don’t give me an answer by 6 PM tomorrow, I’ll go tell Professor Wang everything tomorrow night.”

Wu Ya immediately spoke up, “Let Xuefei confess herself, that’s the right thing to do!”

Lin Xuefei panicked: “Mom, I never agreed to that!”

Wu Ya: “Whether you agree or not! You made the mistake yourself, so you bear the responsibility!”

Lin Xuefei cried, looking at Lin Zhengmin: “Dad…”

Lin Zhengmin didn’t respond; he silently ate his rice.

Seeing that even her beloved father ignored her, Lin Xuefei was completely desperate.

She hastily finished half a bowl of rice and returned to her room.

Once inside, she lay face down on the bed and cried bitterly.

“Wuwuwu, I’m so miserable! Why isn’t there anyone helping me?!”

If Brother Tianjun were still here, she wouldn’t have been bullied.

Tears streaming, her hatred reached its peak.

That ugly Lin Xiaodou must be jealous of her looks and was doing this to hurt her!

And then there was Wu Ya, her own mother, who once said she loved her most and would do anything for her.

But now? She wasn’t even willing to take the blame for her.

Pretending to be kind, she was actually a disgusting, cold-hearted person!

If she ever had the chance, she would definitely get revenge for this grudge!

Crying herself to sleep, Lin Xuefei slept until evening.

In a daze, she seemed to hear an argument on the neighboring balcony.

She got up and listened carefully, realizing it was her parents fighting.

On the balcony, Lin Zhengmin smoked with a troubled face, while Wu Ya stood with her hands on her hips.

Wu Ya: “Min, you never smoke, so what’s the point hiding here to smoke?

Are you still upset about that useless Xuefei? If it weren’t for her, the family wouldn’t be such a mess!”

Lin Zhengmin: “Xuefei is our only child. If something happens to her, what will we do when we’re old?”

Wu Ya retorted: “Isn’t Lin Xiaodou our child too?”

Lin Zhengmin sneered coldly: “Do you really expect that crazy girl to take care of us in the future? What a ridiculous thing to say!”

Wu Ya: “I’m just trying to comfort you, but you’re really taking it the wrong way!”

Lin Zhengmin shouted: “Can you shut up? I already have enough troubles in my heart!”

Wu Ya shouted back angrily: “Lin Zhengmin, what you mean about retirement is just that you blame me for not giving you a son!”

Wu Ya was emotional, yelling: “If it weren’t for giving birth to that useless girl, I wouldn’t have had postpartum hemorrhage and become infertile afterward!

I got hurt for you and the Lin family to continue the family line, and now you’ve forgotten that and are snapping at me!”

Lin Zhengmin was angry too: “And what if I snap at you!

You infertile old hag! Your family is always relying on us Lin family for support, and you still think you have reason?”

“Wuwuwu! How can you say that to me! Let’s get a divorce!”

Wu Ya slammed the door and ran out crying.

In the next room,

a glimmer of light flashed in Lin Xuefei’s eyes.

“If Wu Ya can’t have children, then she can…”

Compared to going to jail, being forced to rely on others might not be so bad…